Towel-holder.



E. A. HOOD.

TOWEL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1912.

Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

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ATTORNEYS E. A. HOOD.

TOWEL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1912.

Patenwd Oct. 28, 1913.

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WITNESSES ehqvm WW /Q 2 48 900W ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT oFFioEi.

EDWIN A. HOOD, 0F PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

Town-HOLDER.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

' Be it', l nown.that I, EDWIN A. Hoop, a

- oted to pivoted arms to which an end-qof the towel is secured, and on which the soiled portion of the towel may be Wound so that the reel carrying the soiled portion of the towel may be disposed in a vertical position against the wall out of the way, and supported by the arms.

Other objects of the invention are to provide theroller with a pulley, by which the roller may be rotated by a belt, in the laundry, to roll the towel thereon rapidly, to provide means for retarding the rotation of the roller, and to provide means for securing the end of the towel to the reel.

Still other objects of the invention will appear in the following complete specification, in which the preferred form of the in vention is disclosed.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, in whichv Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention; Fig. 2 is a side sectio al View of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional side view similar. to thatshown in Fig. 2, but. with the pivoted arms extended forwardly, so that the reel may be rotated; Fig. dis a front sectional view of the-upper portion of the frame, showing the pulley on the roller, and the means for retarding the rotation of the roller; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of a portion of the reel showing means for securing the end of the towel to the reel; and Fig.

'6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the means for securing the towel to the roller.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that a frame 5 is provided, having two sides 6 spaced apart, and which are connected together by the horizontal members 7. In these sides 6 there are vertical slots 8, in which the studs 9 on the roller 10 are normally disposed. Normally wound on this roller 10 there is a towel 11, the ter- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

Application filed August 6, 1912. Serial No. 713,535.

minal 12 of which is disposed in a recess 13 in the roller 10, and is held therein by means of a wedge member 14, this being best shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The clean towel is rolled on this roller 10, in the laundry, and to make it possible to do this conveniently and rapidly, the roller 10 is provided at one end with a pulley 1-5, which may be connected by means of a belt, with a piece of machinery, so that the roller 10 may be rotated rapidly to Wind the towel 11 thereon. The roller 10 having the towel 11 wound thereon is disposed between the sides 6, with the studs 9 1n the slots 8, this position being shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the sides 6 of the frame. The studs 9 on the roller '10 having been disposed in the vertical slots 8, the .end 19 of the towel is dispo'sed between the end 20 of the rectangular frame 21, and the member 23, which has the arms 24 pivoted to the-sides 25 of the said rectangular frame. The member 23 is then moved to press the end 19 of the towel 11 against the end 20 of the rectangular frame 21, to hold the end 19 of the towel in this position. T his-rectangular frame is pivoted to the arms 26 which 1n turn are pivoted at 27 to the sides 6 of the frame 5. It will therefore be seen that when the reel is at rest it will be disposed vertically, and against the wall, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. spicuous.

As will be seen by referring to Fig. 1 of. the drawings, the rectangular reel 21 is pivoted to the arms 26, in such a manner that it may be readily removed, to permit the removal of the soiled towel. The rod 28, which serves as a pivot extends through orifices 29 in the sides 25 of the reel, and also through similar orifices in the arms 26. One end of this-rod 28 has a head 30, and the other end of the rod is threaded at 31, a nut 32 being provided for meshing with the threaded portion 31 of the rod 28. A screw 34 meshes in a threaded orifice in one of the side members 6, and engages the pulley 15 for retarding the rotation of the roller 16.

In this position it will be incon- Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

In a towel holder a frame having a back, a roller spaced from the back and journaled in the frame on which a towel is normally rolled, arms pivoted at their upper ends to the back of the frame, and extending down- Ward from their pivots, a rectangular reel pivoted to the lower ends of the arms and normally disposed substantially in a vertical plane With the pivots of the arms, and means on the rectangular frame for securing the ends of a towel thereto. I

In testimony whereof I have signed my 15 name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDlVIN A. HOOD.

Witnesses:

J. H. McConn, GLENN W. MARTENS. 

